Jesus as the Ultimate Revelation of God

• Who is considered the ultimate revelation of the Father?

  Jesus Christ
• What role does Christ play in relation to the Father?

  He calls us to communion and leads us to the Father
• What does the Second Plenary Council of the Philippines state about mission and identity?

  No mission is activated and no identity is clarified apart from Christ
• What are the images of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel?

  • The Way
  • The Truth
  • The Life
• Why do we refer to Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the Life?

  Because He fully discloses the mystery of the Father and the Father’s love
• What is the purpose of following Christ according to the study material?

  To understand who we are in the grand scheme of creation
• What elements are mentioned in the context of becoming human and divine?

  • Tree
  • Garden
  • Angel
  • Woman
  • Man
• What typological elements are compared between the Old and New Testament?

  Old Testament:

  • Tree of Knowledge
  • Eden
  • Satan/Lucifer
  • Eve
  • Adam

  
  

  New Testament:

  • Cross (Tree of Life)
  • Golgotha
  • Gabriel
  • Mary
  • Jesus
• What is typology in biblical interpretation?

  A method where an element in the Old Testament prefigures one in the New Testament
• How does Christ's incarnation affect humanity?

  It allows man to live in active communication with God
• What does Schillebeeckx say about God's understanding of human suffering?

  God knows our suffering because He became like us
• How does Christ exemplify perfection for humanity?

  By possessing characteristics that make man perfect
• What does Matthew 5:48 say about human perfection?

  Humans are created by God to be perfect like Him
• How does Christ respond to the concept of forgiveness?

  He teaches that we should forgive always
• What does the encounter with the woman caught in adultery illustrate about Jesus?

  He shows mercy and compassion instead of condemnation
• What lesson does Jesus teach through His encounter with Zacchaeus?

  Compassion can move even the most hardened sinner
• How does Jesus correct the belief about human nature?

  He reveals that people are not helplessly sinful
• What does the name Jesus signify?

  It means "the one who is to save people from their sins"
• What does the experience of the disciples following Jesus illustrate?

  It shows their commitment to Christ as fishers of men
• What does following Christ entail according to the study material?

  • Radical conversion
  • Forgetting oneself
  • Committing everything to Christ
  • Stripping the old self of sinful life
  • Rising as a new person configured to Christ
• What does being immersed in the waters of baptism symbolize?

  It symbolizes dying to oneself and rising again as a new person
• What does it mean to be truly human according to the study material?

  To be like God, capable of love, forgiveness, and compassion
• How does the divine relate to the human according to the study material?

  The divine is shared with the human through love, forgiveness, and compassion